to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
both; both sides; both parties
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
until now; so far; up to the present
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
outline; summary; gist; basic points
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
together; at the same time; same; identical
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
overall victory; championship
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom